Electro Scan Announces Alliance with App Orchid

Water Industry Veteran Sees Bright Future Using Cognitive-based ‘Internet of Things' Solution to Link Enterprise ERPs with Accurate Asset Condition Assessment Data

Just like Google has evolved from being a keyword search engine to allowing users to ask simple yet powerful questions, App Orchid allows users across a business enterprise to ask questions and get answers about their operations and critical assets.

Electro Scan's partnership with App Orchid was announced in conjunction with the AWWA Annual Conference & Exposition, Uniting the World of Water , and the launch of Electro Scan's next generation low-voltage water leak detection and CriticalH2O cloud application .

The alliance combines the next generation provider of leak detection solutions for water, sewer, and gas pipelines with the developer of the industry's first enterprise-wide wisdom management system, capable of amalgamating people, physical assets, and processes to create an industry-specific ontology of ‘wisdom nuggets' spanning the Internet of Things (IoT).

Many water utilities continue to experience water losses of 20-30% due to leaking infrastructure, while sewer utilities can typically add 20-30% of flow during wet weather events that may cause sewer overflows, flooding, and back-ups. In response, Electro Scan and App Orchid can create innovative strategies by analyzing big data and social media to provide deep insight into a utility's existing business.

"Enterprise data is no longer confined to corporate databases," said Chuck Hansen, water industry entrepreneur and Chairman of Electro Scan Inc. "My experience with over a thousand water & sewer agencies tells me that 80% of knowledge is trapped in people's minds - sometimes written down in maintenance logs, emails, customer service calls, field inspections, presentations, social media, and other captive sources."

Source: BusinessWire

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